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Our Cities Cry to You, O God

Our cities cry to you, O God

Author: E. Margaret Clarkson (1981)
Tune: SALVATION (Boyd)
ONE LICENSE: 48772
Published in 7 hymnals

Printable scores: MusicXML, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Piano/Organ

Postludes of Praise for Piano

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Source: The Book of Praise #720
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Author: E. Margaret Clarkson

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First Line: Our cities cry to you, O God
Title: Our Cities Cry to You, O God
Author: E. Margaret Clarkson (1981)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: © 1987 Hope Publishing Co.
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Tune

SALVATION (Boyd)


THIRD MODE MELODY

THIRD MODE MELODY is the third of nine tunes Thomas Tallis composed for Matthew Parker's The Whole Psalter (c. 1561). This magnificent tune is worth the trouble it may take to learn. Diephouse set the text with this tune in mind, since it kept coming to him as he was working on the text. Many may kn…

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HANDS OF THE POOR


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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5460
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Worship and Rejoice #586
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (XML)
  • Bulletin Score (XML)
  • Full Score (XML)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

Common Praise (1998) #591

Common Praise (1998) #591

Sing Glory #251

Sing Glory #251
AudioPage Scan

Sing! A New Creation #266

Sing! A New Creation #266
Text

The Book of Praise #720

The Book of Praise #720
ScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5460

The Cyber Hymnal #5460
TextPage Scan

The Presbyterian Hymnal #437

The Presbyterian Hymnal #437
ScoreAudioPage Scan

Worship and Rejoice #586

Worship and Rejoice #586
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